Limerick West (Dáil Éireann constituency)
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| Limerick West Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Constituency |
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| Created: | 1948 |
| TDs: | 3 |
| Counties: | County Limerick |
| EP constituency: | South |
Limerick West is a constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency has an electorate of 53,879 and at present is served by 3 Teachtaí Dála (TDs). The method of election is the Single Transferable Vote.
It is located in the western part of the County Limerick. It is a very rural, conservative constituency, with few large towns. In some elections, such as in 1982, only Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael candidates appeared on the ballot. In 1987, a Progressive Democrats candidate was elected. This was the first, and so far only, time a candidate from a party other than Fianna Fáil or Fine Gael was elected in that constituency since it came into being in 1948. No candidate from a left-wing party has ever been elected in this constituency.
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[edit] 2007 Election result
Minor boundary changes see the towns of Bruff, Knocklong, Knockainey and Uregare arriving from Limerick East.
| 2007 General Election: Limerick West | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| Fianna Fáil | Niall Collins | 10,396 | 25.7 | 1 | 1 | |
| Fianna Fáil | John Cregan | 8,701 | 21.5 | 2 | 3 | |
| Fine Gael | Dan Neville | 8,314 | 20.6 | 3 | 3 | |
| Fine Gael | Michael Finucane | 7,839 | 19.4 | |||
| Labour Party | James Heffernan | 2,277 | 5.6 | |||
| Progressive Democrats | Michael Brennan | 1,935 | 4.8 | |||
| Green Party | James Nix | 969 | 2.4 | |||
[edit] 2002 Election result
In the final count Dan Neville beat Michael Finucane by one vote to claim the last seat.
| 2002 General Election: Limerick West | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| Fianna Fáil | John Cregan | 10,823 | 30.34 | 1 | 1 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Michael J. Collins | 8,236 | 23.09 | 2 | 3 | |
| Fine Gael | Dan Neville | 7,446 | 20.88 | 3 | 4 | |
| Fine Gael | Michael Finucane | 7,410 | 20.77 | |||
| Green Party | Marcus Briody | 948 | 2.66 | |||
| Independent | Mike MacDomhnaill | 662 | 1.86 | |||
| Christian Solidarity | Patrick O'Riordan | 144 | 0.4 | |||
[edit] November 1982 - 1997 full election results
Online at [1]
[edit] 1981 full result
| 22nd Irish General Election – 11th June, 1981 | ||||||
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| Candidate | Party | Count 1 | Count 2 | |||
| Gerard Collins | Fianna Fáil | 14776 | ||||
| William O'Brien | Fine Gael | 8676 | 8676 | |||
| Michael Noonan | Fianna Fáil | 6579 | 12731 | |||
| Donal Sheehan | Fine Gael | 3158 | 3484 | |||
| Electorate=41097, valid=33189, spoiled=387, quota=8298 | ||||||
[edit] 1977 full election result
Electorate=42037, Valid votes =33414, spoiled votes=266, quota=8354 [1]
| Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | ||
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| Gerard Collins, (Fianna Fáil) | 10081 | |||
| Michael Noonan, (Fianna Fáil) | 9749 | 9749 | ||
| William O'Brien, (Fine Gael) | 7596 | 8153 | 8887 | |
| Ailish Jones-Cassidy, (Fine Gael) | 3165 | 3526 | 3775 | |
| Edward Dwyer, (Labour) | 1444 | 1950 | 2299 | |
| Sean Broderick, (Fine Gael) | 1379 | 1682 | 1745 |
[edit] See also
- Parliamentary Constituencies in the Republic of Ireland.
- Politics of the Republic of Ireland.
- List of political parties in Ireland.
- Elections in Ireland.
[edit] References
- ^ Irish Times, 20-6-1977, p7-10
